Kai Steinbach new member of the executive committee of Composites United

Composites United e.V. (CU) has elected a new executive committee - and with Kai Steinbach, Head of Sales at Hightex Reinforcing Structures GmbH reinforcement structures, for the first time a representative of the company and thus of the Connova Group represented on the committee. We are delighted that the members of the Composites United by electing Kai's many years of experience in the field of fibre composites and his voluntary commitment to the association and expressing their confidence in him. As we have come to expect from him, he will do his utmost to promote the strategic development of the fibre composite industry and the association.

With a clear focus on international cooperation, technological innovation and resilient value chains, the new Executive Committee is laying the foundations for the future of the European lightweight construction industry. The election underlines the growing commitment of the Connova Group within the CU network.

In addition to Kai, the newly elected CU Board consists of:

• Marc Fette (Composite Technology Centre / CTC GmbH (An Airbus Company) - new spokesperson for the executive committee
  Prof. Dr. Frank Henning (Fraunhofer ICT)
  Dr. Heike Illing-Günther (Saxon Textile Research Institute e.V. (STFI))
  Dr Gernot Kalkoffen (CarbonTT)
  Dr. Steffen Kress (Mubea Aviation GmbH)
  Dr. Hauke Lengsfeld (Mitsubishi Chemical Advanced Materials GmbH)
  Jens Ridzewski, Prof. Dr.-Ing. (Applus+ IMA)
  
  

Hightex Reinforcing Structures GmbH has been part of the Connova Group since 2024, strengthening the Group's presence in the market and now also in the most important European association for fibre composite technologies.